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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23
A j0Ckey'S LarIe Paw.

Jockey Mclaughlin. who rides for the
Dwycrs, IS paid sic 600, writes Foster
Coates from New York. He has the
privilege of outside mounts, which means
IS, 600 more. He gets in addition from
5000 to $4,000 more in gifts from
owners Of horses he has riddcp success
fully. Jockey isaac Murphy gets $40,
600 and outside mounts His jueome is
fully $25, OQO ayear
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23

Thcrearc now over 1, 900 Young Mems
Christian Associations in this country,
with a membcr>hipof 40, 900, expcnding
for Christian work $3.50, 600 The aggrc-
gate Of property in buildings, libraries,
etc, is over s., 900. 600.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23

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Even at that schoolgirl period Brown
found great pleasure in Miss Molie's com
pany, and though he was usually the
most ditiidcnt of men in women's society,
he was wholly at ease with Miss MoIIie
He was fond OF her, and the wise matrons
Of Washington, who see everything with
a Womanly match-maker's eye, whispered
among themselves that, before Garfield
quilted the " Nhite House, there would be
match made between his daughter and
his secretary.
here was a good deal of love making
reported as going on in the White House
| at the time. General Garticld's eldest
son was quite attentive to hls cousin,
Miss Rockwell, the daughter OF Colonel
hock"eH, ana the society papers an
nounced their engagement, though it
was reported atterWard that this an
nouncemcnt was premature. Mr.. Brown
took part III the social pleasures Of the
young people when he had opportunity,
and II there were partners for games or
walks he was very apt to be found with
Miss MoIIle.
by General Gariic!d,s family Brown
was regarded almost as one OF them.
MIS- "aTlcId was especially fond OF hun.
Hhc Thought hm amoat exemplary young
man. ana often Sad That his influence
was i"r &ood' Alter General Garfield
was Shot Browns relations with the
lamiiy became very intimate, and by his
most aH'It'ouS devotion to Garfield,
winch caused hlm many sIccpIcsSs nights
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23

Among Chief Justice Waitcs ancestors
was one Of tho Judges who signed the
death warrant Of Charles !.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23

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VILLAGE IN NEW MENICO.
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like Any other Indians Even
ing Fires on the Hou~ctops-
Customs Of the People.


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like aiobtv feet in ,ono+b with walls ronr
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flick IN order - rctoiD tbo bc,t An
opcning in the door some ciuhtccn inches
in diameter is left in one side, and SIX
inch hole for drauoht in the ton. and it
was from these draught openings that
flames from the dry pinyon and cedar
wood was bursting to the height of eight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-05
THE CHICAGO ENCAMPMENT.
Reception of the Scandinavian Visit0rs-A
Rather Dreary Day in Camp.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-To- night at Battery D
Armory the scandinavian residents OF Chicago
gave a reception to the Scandinavian officers
and troops who participating in the inter-
national military encampment. About 1000
people were present. Consul Svanoe delivered
a brief opening speech in Swedish and was fol-
lowed by Mayor Roche, who made an address
OF welcome Tho United Scandina-
vian singing societies then rendered
the Swedish national hymn, and Colonel Lille
hook of the Swedish army. responded TO the
Mayors welcome. He said that ever since he
and his comrades had set foot upon American
soil they had met with constant surprises until.
after being here even 80 short q time.
he had ceased to wonder that
his countrymen loved America with q
zeal greater than they held for their
fatherland. He was proud to his country
men doing pobly in the country of their adop-
ton. They good citizens at home, and
must be good citizens abroad. After speeches
in Danish and Norwegian by Chicag goans and
singing of the Danish and Norwegian national
hymns, the reception ended in a general intro
duction and handshaking between the soldiers
and the people.
1t was dreary day at the encampment The
attendance very light and the arrivals Of
additional troops dsappointingly small. Aside
from a couple of dress parades the happenings
were devoid of interest The First Light Bat
tery OF Milwaukee. and batteries from Lafay-
cite, Ind. and Joliet, ILL.,, constituted the bulk
of the arrivals.
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their claim and have just returned from Spain,
where they claim to have obtained the original
patent granting this immense tract TO their an
cestor The record in the case is very voluminous
and consists of Photographic copies of Spanish
archives, photographs of the grant in question,
and numerous photographs of the Peralto fami-
~, besides copies of records Secretary Lamar
has the case under advisement and will give it
the careful consideration which It's Importance
demands Almost simultaneous with the filing
of the papers in the Interior Department.. Com
missioner Sparks, of the General Land Office,
received from the Surveyor general of Arizona
a report of his action on the application made
to bis Office for preliminary survey of the old
Peralto private land claim in that Territory,
embracing about 4. 800, 600 acres. The Surveyor
general declines to entertain the application,
for the reason that Congress has withheld from
his Office the usual appropriations for the inves-
tigation of private land claims. and inves-
tieation would be necessary in this case the ap-
plication is denied.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-05
OUTRAGES ON SETTLERS.
BarbarOus Evictions by Agents of an En-
glish Syndicate in Iowa.

NEW YORK, Oct. A Washington special
says: '"The General Land Office is in receipt of
Information that a British syndicate, which is
said to have purchased large tract of land in
Iowa from the McGregor Western Railroad
Company. is mercilessy evicting settlers, the
title to the land being in dispute in the State
courts. A settler writes: Women over sixty
years old, sick in bed, have been taken by six
men and carried out into the driving storm
Delicate women have had their hands tied with
cord till their flesh was brui sed and then drag
ged, shrieking from their homes. Children
have been born prematurely at sight of the band
OF svictcrs. Strong men have been run down by
rutfians on horse back and then handcuffed and
dragged from their little possessions. I might
go on and multiply instances where the sheriff
with a writ of eiectment in hand and
British contract in the other gave these poor
people their choice between these two evils
which they would take" Affidavits of the
crueltiss practiced are being collected, says the
writer, for use at Washington next winter, and
will be read in both houses of Congress-. They
are expected to create a sensation when the
people of the East are brought fully to realize
what the native American pioneers suffering
at the hands of the new invaders"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-The old story that En-
giish syndicates resorting to extreme meas
ures to dispossess settlers from syndicate lands
purchased from Western roads was revived here
to-day. No official information has been re-
ceived on the subject at the Interior Depart
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AREFORM MOVEMENT.

Determined Effort Gust Gorman's Cor
rupt Gang in Maryland.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct 4--Of the seven State
elections TO be held this fall there is not one
which approaches in interest that which is to
take place in the State of Maryland Party
lines have for the time being. been entirely
obiterated, and the contest has narrowed itself
down to fight between the best men Of all par
ties on the one side, and the most corrupt gang
of politicians that ever debauched the balot-box
on the other. For years it has been impossible
to get an honest election in Maryland because
the ganks which follow the lead ana the fortunes
of Senator German have absolutely owned every
election officer in the State The result has
been that matter how great the majority may
have been against his candidates, Germans men
have always received the certificates of election.
The corruption has been so brazen and so open
and the best citizens have been openly dis
franchised that they have at last taken arms in
self defense. They are fully organized and de-
termined to punish all offenders against the
sancitity of the ballot-box, and in Carrying out
this object they have subscribed money literally.
The result is that ten of the men who tampered
with the vote in the last election have been
convicted and serving terms in the
pententiary, while others are awaiting trial
with every chance of conviction. The movers
in this matter are nearly all Democrats, and
every man among them stands with the fore
most in Baltimore. They have determined to
crush the power of German. and to do this
effectualy they have determined to support the
Republican nominees for State and city Offices.
The campaign is now at the boiling point and
there are at least thousand Of the most prom
inent business men in the Democracy of Mary
land in the van of the movement, there is every
prospect that the power oe the most corrupt
political boss in tho country will be broken.
The first battle will be fought on the 25th inst.
when an election for mayor of Baltimore will be
held. If the independents are successful in this,
wilt be practically won and Maryland will have
a Republican Governor for the first time in
twenty yaars.
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PACIFIC RAILROAD INQUEST.
John l. Blair Gives His Opinion of the Value
of Public Lands to Railroads.

E-w YORK, Oct. 4.--John I. Blsir, frst presi-
dent of the Sioux City & Pacific Railway Com
pany. the only witness to-day before Com
missioner Anderson, of the Pacific Railway
Commission. Mr.. Blair said that Oakes Ames
subscribed for 1000 shares in the construction
company which was to build the Sioux City & Pa
cifie railway, and Platte Smith and a number of
friends subscribed to a good deal more. AS
none of them paid up he lBlarl refused to 60
on until there was enough money secured, inde-
pendent of tho land gran IS from the government,
for them to be able to do so. In describing the
cost of the road. Mr.. Blair said: ''Why /
would rather have 300, 900 ties than 3OO,-
600 acres of land, for who would buy an
acre of land when he could get the one hundred
and sixty acres adjoining for the asking / was at
one time In great need of money and sold as, 600
acres which had been granted to the Northern
Nebraska Airline Company. The buyers of
these iands were about three-fourths of the di-
rectors and the stockholders of the company,
who got 1t at So per acre. The government
bonds in the possession of the comp pany were
man. OF course, receiving shares according to
the shares be subscribed. The bonds of the
road at that time were worth about IS cents on
the sdollar. Afterward the government bonds
were sold and the amount realized paid into the
stock of the roads. l had vouchers for ALL"
He ackD Dowledged that such records as were
not burned up In the Cedar Rapids fire were
kept unsystematically. He said his road was
transferred to the Chicago 6 Northwestern
company in 1873 He thought that with the
shops of the Sioux City roads, which were very
valuable, together with the machinery and roll
ing stock, the road worth about So 6OO-
600 to the Northwestern. MIR. Blair will continue
his testimony o-morrow.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Governor Moonlight, of Wyoming, Reports
the Affairs of That Territory
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Thomas Moonlight,
the Governor of Wyoming Territory, in his an
nual report to the Secretary of the Interior of
the condition of affairs in that Territory, states
that contrary to the prevalent belief, the Terri
tory is adapted for farming purposes as well as
for stock-raising, and the advantages OF COM
blning the two are well recognized The Gov
ernor estimates that the population now num-
ders Sc, ,000
Owing the fact that the railroad lands
assessed this year for the first time. the taxable
values of the present year exceed those of laat
year by a million dollars. For the ten
months beginning in September of last year,
and ending juno 80 1887, there were were 303.-
1S5 acres of public land taken up. In speaking OF
cattle business the Governor notes its decadence
compared with former years, and says that the
hard winters aud scarcity of food are bringing
about the result of confining the cattle more to
one locality, where they be sheltered and
fed during the winter. The cattle in this way,
becoming partially donestlcated will. the Gov
ernor thinks, increase IN numbers, and the time
is at hand when there will be more cattle
to the square mile in Wyoming than ever before.
The Governor says that bituminous coal deposits
For the six months ending July l. 1887. there
were over 500 tons of coal mined. There is also
extensive deposit of soda. The oil fields are
very rich. and large developments have been
made during the past few years. The Governor
recommends the erection of three new land
offices, to be known the Buffalo, Sun Dance
and Lander districts.
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A DEVILISH CRIME.
A Gang of Burglars in Chicago Tie the In
mates Of House and Set 1t on Fire.

CHICAGO. Oct. "A most extraordinary crime
was committed, at o'clock this morning at 473
Canal street, the house being robbed. its tenants
ehloroformed and bound, and the building fired.
The first floor of the building was occupied by
Frank Macha. He utilized the two front rooms
saloon and billiard hall, and lives with his
family in the rear. The upper story is occupied
by FIVE families, mostly Bohemians. Macaa
closed his saloon last night. as usual, promptly
at u o'clock. and immediately went to bed At
this time all she tenants in the building were
sound asleep, and, about two hours later, a
noise below in the saloon reused the lady occu-
pying the front room upstairs. She suspected
that ali Lot right and, looking out the
door, she saw three men ascend the stairs
They placed bundle of paper under a sink and
applied match to 1t, then fed The lady who
was watching this proceeding, with the aid of
her husband. easily extinguished the fire. They
had scarcely turned from this work when cries
of ''help" rang in their ears. They rushed be-
low. and found the saloon enveloped in smoke.
Mrs Macha had been bound hand and foot. and,
being awakened by the suffocating smoke, was
vainly endeavoring to arouse her husband Mr..
Macha made no response to the call, and pre-
sented the appearance of dead man. It took
but an instant to perceive that he had been chlo-
reformed by the villains The tenants were
aroused, and after vigorous efforts the fire was
extingushed, not, however, before it had COM
pletely destroyed the saloon. The fire made
rapid progress, for the robbers had saturated
the floor with kerosene and all the infiamm able
liquors at hand. Machs was robbed of $l43
which he had placed under his pillow. The loss
on the saloon was about ST. ,000
Officers of the police and fire departments are
inclined to suspect Macha of being implicated in
tho crime. They say his insurance greatly ex-
ceeds the value of the property. Later reports
show that when the flames burst forth the
house contained thirty-one persons-most of
them Bohemans-a majority small children.
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Specimens of Economy as Practiced in the
Government Departments, Whereby
Little Money Is Saved at Great Cost.
The Determined Effort Making to
Squelch the Corrupt German Ring.
The Interior Department Considering the
Peralto Land Claim-A Republican Or
ganization Which Means Business.
THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY.

The Importance of Senator Riddleberger's
Vote in the Next Senate.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-The position which
Senator Riddlsberger, of Virginia, will assume
in the coming Senate contests is the one conun-
drum which is agitatine the minds of Senators
of both parties more than anything else just
now. When the upper house of Congress is
called to order at the beginning of the term it
will be composed of just ffty-one members.
That is to say. there will be just that many SEN
ators entitled TO seats who have already taken
the oath of Office OF these, there will be
twenty five Democrats, twenty five Republicans.
and Riddleberger. There are three contests to
be decided. The seats of Hearst, of California;
Faulkner. of West Virginia. and Turpie. of In
diana, are being contested. The f:st two will
doubtless be seated at theaoutset, and they will
be confirmed in their titles. without
much trouble. later in the session.
But there certainly will be decided fight
over the seat claimed by Judge Turpie. of In
diana. If he is seated the Senate will be Repub-
Gcan by two majority, counting Riddlsberger as
Republican. But if the erratic Senator from
Virginia elects to vote with the Democrats the
result will be tied Senate. Riddleberger re-
aizes his power. and alrattempts to get ex-
preston of opinion from him to his feelings
toward the right of Turpie to his seat have
proved futile thus far If he votes with the Re-
publicans to declare the seat vacant that will
settle the whole question until Indiana elects
another Senator. On the other hand, should he
vote with the Democrats there will be tied
Senate, and consequent dead-locks for months
to come. Just what the plan of proceedings of
each party will be cannot be said at this time.
There will, however, be great deal OF diplo-
macy on each side, with the chances at present
favoring the Republicans
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Wasting Large Amounts of Money and Time
to Save Trihes.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.-There are some queer
varieties of economy practiced in the govern
ment departments at times. and the common
people who not posted upon political econ
omy" are often at loss to see whore the saving
comes in. It is fact well known that in many
instances disbursing officers maintained in
insignificant bureaus, to save the money of
Uncle Sam, who draw twice as much money in
salary as they save in performing their duties.
1t is no uncommon thing. either, to see an adver-
tisement asking proposals for small supplies,
published in several papers. the cost OF which is
almost great, or even greater. than the arti-
cles for which the advertisements call. But the
most unaccountable effort in the direction of
economy was seen in the Treasury Department
here last week. The day raw and cold; for
the sake of economy in fuel the heating
apparatus was not started. The result was that
clerks who caught severe colds from the effects
of tie economy. The clerks will all be paid for
the time they are absent, but they must pay
their own doctors bills. The Treasury Building
itself is dismal place in the best of weather.
When the sky is clouded over it is almost i'm
possible to see anything IN many of the rooms
without artificial light. Yet during the darkest
days last week orders were issued that the gas
should not be lighted In many of the rooms
the clerks compelled to stop work alto
gether because of their inability to the books
and papers upon which they were writing It
some time before they were allowed to light
the gas. In the meantime the government had
lost three times much in time had been
gained in gas bills. 1t is this sort of economy
in the government service which shows that
more common sense and less red tape Is needed.